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Every year, when we passed another year and ready to facing the new year, there must be few new things that we learn. Whether it was a good lesson or one that makes you feel grateful each and every day. Age is something that I rather not talk about (as well my weight, if you want to ask), but times is where we can learn our mistakes and make it better next times (or not fall in the same hole again).

This is the one that I should put on post like couple months ago, right on my birthday, with a video. But I'm really bad with promises, so I put this under my #30DaysChallenges this month. So, here are 28 Things I've learned in 28 years (life and love matters combined) :

1. Be kind to yourself and other people
2. Always put a smile on your face
3. Less judging, more accepting
4. Less planning, just do it
5. Challenge yourself so you will grow and learn
6. Expect less from strangers
7. Anything you do, love the process, then you'll value the result even more
8. Sometimes it's okay to fail
9. Loving the wrong person isn’t always a bad thing (it will help you grow and maturing)
10. Always celebrate how far you have come (as small reward for yourself, so you will proud how much you grow)
11. Respect and accept your partner point of view, like they accept and respect yours
12. Even the best relationship have flaws and takes times to works
13. Not all people would understand your dream as clearly as you can, and that’s okay
14. Sometimes real world is more live than online world
15. Failing in relationship isn’t the same like failing in life
16. Doing your hobby/passion/what you love, will help you keep sane
17. Sometimes dreams just have to wait (be patient. the best things happen unexpectedly)
18. Love where you are right now (and be grateful)
19. Breathe. (you need that a lot)
20. Don’t decide things when you feel sad/angry/mad
21. Only you can make it happen
22. Love at first sight is a real thing
23. Fear is only happening in your head
24. Your number one priority relationship is with yourself
25. Passion changes everything
26. If you think you need it, re-do your life
27. People talk behind your back, ignore them. Because they don't know your whole story.
28. Love yourself first and be happy

Hope you can learn or be inspired by it. Please share yours on the comment box below, maybe I can learn from it as well, and I'd love to read them too.

Lately, we find a lots of new apps and it makes us keep changing after a while. Some might still in high rate because they keep adding new important improvements, while some might lose their popularity. Let's say if in this world, we only have fewer apps that makes our choices are limited, what would you gonna do? I read this kind of thought somewhere, but in different form. They were talk about beauty product. Since I do not know well about it, so I put it together something that I know little bit well and we all use it as well.

Back to my question, if you could use only 1 apps in each category, which one you would choose? Well, today I'll share it to you what I thought... later, on the comment box below, please share yours.

Messages
LINE : At this moment, I use few messaging service at the same times. Each one of them has the different list of people that I talk the most. But since this times they share the same values, such as message, voice messages, free calls, share images and videos, etc... I would prefer use LINE. It does good job so far. The voice while free calls is in good quality, it also good for sharing cute stickers to express our emotion. They also seems makes it more friendly and all in one kind of things.

Direction
WAZE : For directions, Waze actually compares with Google Maps. They both have plus minus points, but Waze still wins my heart. Although sometimes it drives me to some small road and there's no information whatsoever. Compares to the competitors, Waze still more easy to use and really helping.

Share Pictures
INSTAGRAM : Lately we've been waved by Stellar, where you can actually tells about story through pictures. It's more like make an album for each of your story. But all of it starting from Instagram. Like if you want to see someone else life and go deeper, you can find what story they tell from Stellar. But if you want to see someone else basic thought, go with Instagram. I like Instagram better, still.

Share daily videos
SNAPCHAT : Vlogs literally runs this place these days. I watched few people daily vlogs like almost every day and it become a new habit of mine in the morning, right before I'm get ready. It's fun to watch sneak peek of their fabulous life. While daily vlog in Youtube are quite long (like more than 10 mins long each videos), I'd choose Snapchat. They also give you few cute filter to use on the video. It's so much fun just take a normal vlog.

Social Media
TWITTER : Before there's Path for our little circle of friends, or Snapchat to share our daily activities vlog, there's Twitter where we shared our thought. Within 140 characters only, we share our wide and (sometimes) wild thoughts. I like this one much better than Facebook. Why? It's easier to use, still kind a limited but also have so many features. While Facebook is already like over-used, twitter still have that 140 characters only. And this times, they make it even better. We can share pictures, live videos, share news, and else.

Music
SPOTIFY : Plus side of Spotify service is actually they still allow us to listen music without subscribe, although there a limitation such as need Wifi connection only (means if you are not a member, you can't listen even with your data plan internet). But the subscribes charge is lower than Apple Music and total amount of songs that they have pretty much the same (except for Taylor Swift that signed her contract with Apple Music just yet). So yeah, so far so good.

Travel
Traveloka : For those Indonesian, Traveloka is a huge help to booked plan ticket or hotel. I'm not travelling that much, but when I do, most of the time I use this app to search for hotel or ticket. They are great!

So there are my ultimate fave apps from each category. Share yours in comment box down below, don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss another post! See you on the post!

Any idea for your next holiday location? In this post I wanna share another destination location in Indonesia, that will blow your mind because it's so watery blue.

After Singapore short trip, my next destination was Bintan. Almost every year I visited this island, as my Dad was born here. So it's like another home town. Bintan located near with Batam Indonesia, has many interesting place to visit. You can see how to get to this place, from Batam or Singapore.

One of them is Treasure Bay Bintan in Bintan Lagoon, Lagoi. This place is 30 minutes driving from Tanjung Uban. What they offer here is actually the biggest swimming pool with real sea water in Southeast Asia! With blue water you see on the picture, is actually looks so pretty, feels like you are in Bora-Bora. Prepare your camera, because I bet you will take picture from here and there.

Not only offer the view, but they also offering you some water sport experience such as cable ski, Indoor electric go-kart, sport waterpark, and else. You can find more information here : Treasure Bay Bintan.

When I came, it was almost sunset, so I just went crazy with taking picture with my cousin here. Like I wont miss any chance with the good lighting. Also take one picture with the family.

A candid with my brother as a model

I just checked that someone made a video about Treasure Bay Bintan in Indonesia, and done a really great job. You should check this out :

Yes, holiday is officially over. The good part is actually how much memories and experiences that we had during the holiday. I always love traveling. it means visit new places with different culture, meet new people, take a bunch of picture, and get a different angle of views than what we always see everyday.

This short holiday, me and family went to Singapore and Bintan. Bintan is an island in Indonesia, near with Batam, go google it. I just realize, I saw it on my passport, there's always a stamp go in and out Singapore every year.

This trip is actually family trip, but in Singapore only half day we spent together. We decide to go separate as myself need to visit some place on my own. I wanted to get experience be a real tourist alone, I think that would be fun.

Me, my Dad, Mom, sister and brother

I forgot which place I visited first, so I'll just share the story.. These are Red Dot Design Museum building. Because the limited time I had, I didn't go in. Hope next time I will. This museum with red color have some street artist selling their stuff in front of building that you can actually buy.
I bought some cute stickers from these two girls. Find them on Instagram : @kumo.doodles or visit them online Kumo Doodles.

Not only stickers, they actually sell some cards, clothes, art, bags and ect. You should visit this place next time if you are bored shopping around Orchard Road.

I went to Singapore Art Museum too, or at least I reached their front door. Totally curious with what they have inside, I'll visit them next time. The sky was pretty to take picture with great natural lighting.

And lastly, I went to Garden by the Bay, or at least that one was another visit of front part only. I couldn't go inside, because my feet felt like almost tear apart (okay, that's sounds too much, but it did sore and tired). So I just took some picture of these from above and far, but still looks great. My Mom and Dad actually went inside (yeah, because they only went to Takashimaya to bought some ceramic for her collection, drop the shopping bag at the hotel and goes straight here), and they loved the place. I bet my mom took a lot of her picture with flowers and dad with his selfies.

The sun almost set down, but the light still pretty for taking picture. Most of the time I just hold my camera, to snap here and there... Going around alone was so much fun!

As an additional, I sort of made a video about this trip with titles '60 Selfies in Singapore'. The idea came after I watched my fave Youtuber, LaurDIY posted her own '60 Selfies in Tokyo' couple months ago. But ofc her version was way better than mine. But at least I tried and it was fun! Gonna do it again later.

See the video here and please don't forget to give a thumbs up and subscribe my Youtube channel : Fienna Nurhadi :)

July is finally here!
I've been waiting for this month to come, for long holiday and away from work time and for enough free time to relax time. I know I haven't been around for this blog lately, but this month I challenge myself. I found out that this #30DaysChallenge will help me gain some more confidence about what I love to do, writing.

So for this July, I already prepare 30 posts for the whole month. I actually went prepare some post before it's up in the following day. First with ideas, then do the write it down and make it on schedule. Hopefully I wont let any day passed without a post.

So here's the thing! You need to check out my blog at least once a day to read a new post available to read. I prepare not only #DailyTips, but also #Listicle, #DIY every Sunday, and #Review on Saturday. Some of them might on Bahasa because it related with the season of holiday (and Eid Mubarak), but I also still writing in English. Don't forget to hit share button and share it on your social media if you like the post!

I hope on the end of this month, I'll have another Monthly Favorite post, as I already have few things I love in this month to share it with you guys. And hopefully on this month too, I will introduced you to one more hashtag, that will compile our friends comment on the recent issues. Yes, it will be fun!

So, what do you like to challenge yourself once in a year? Share your thoughts here on the comment box below and share your blog address too, so I can visit you later. Happy posting!

You had a bad day at work, or you just easily get bored with your routine? Maybe you should find something that makes your life exciting again. Here's 10 ways to change your life and perhaps make it even better :

Take a spontaneous adventure/trip
When I get bored with daily routine, I like to went out of the city for the weekend with my sister or most of the time alone. Singing all the song on my playlist while driving. Talking to myself with loud voice. All things I do without a plan. Just go with it. It was always fun things to try.

Visit an old building in your city and take a picture of it

Introduce yourself & get to know some new people
This one you should try if you think you are confident enough. If not then you can ask your friend to help you with it. Trust me, getting to know new people will give you a new perspective, and this one is another fun part of life. You wont regret to add one more person into your boring life. But don't share something private to new people. Being open is not the same with being over-exposed. Save a life
You don't have to be a national hero with saving someone from huge accident. Save a life can start with you saving an animal, with adopt them from shelters and not buy them from breeder. There are lots of innocent animals that need forever home and love from us. Love them and save a life. Donate something
Donate something that you haven't use since forever will give you a nice and warm feeling in your heart. Don't go bigger if you not sure you can do it. Go small with give away an old and never use bag but still in good condition for a charity event, or donate some money to help those little poor person.Do crazy things you always want to do
I bet we all have something that is crazy enough to do. As simple as ask your crush since high school out, or come all out in some party or maybe do bungee jumping from a bridge. Think this, by you doing those things you help to upgrade your confidence and spiced up your life. And plus, it will add another more fun value to yourself.

Like making funny and silly pose with your sisters

Create new things
Don't go bigger all at once. For starter, you can do some cool DIY project that you always see and pinned from Pinterest first. If you can do it well, who knows some day you'll find it as your new passion? Be amaze
Being amaze with something new. Go to see a movie and be amaze. Go to a museum and be amaze with history. Go to see an art exhibition and be amaze with someone else creation. Go to Disneyland and be amaze with their attraction. Do something new and be amaze with how progress you made in your life.

Visit Disneyland with your friends/family and be amaze with their magic

Say/do something nice to a random people
Do a small talk and compliment their looks, do it with your heart. It will give them and yourself a nice and warm feeling. Do pay forward when you visit your favorite coffee shop for the next person in line. Get lost alone
Last but not least, try to get lost alone. It will give you a new idea how well you can handle yourself in a few urgent situation. It might looks scary at first, but you'll enjoy it at the end. Who knows you will end up doing it again next time?

The thing about do something to change your life is go out from your comfort zone and be not so comfortable about it and you will realize that you can do so much more in life that you already are.

Share this post on your social media, and share your thoughts about what thing you'll do to change your life! See you on the next post tomorrow!

Yes, it's been a while since my last post on Weekly Notes. My last one was about to be gentle with animals. For this one, I haven't got any idea what to put on the title yet.

A couple days ago, I met my coffee time buddy. It was like another routine meeting of us. Don't know since when we love to hang out together. It just fun and feels nice to have someone to talk with when I come home for the weekend. There's always something that we talk about that makes me realize few important things.

Last meeting, we talk about finding a soulmate. Nothing serious. He talk about a girl that he likes. I'm not gonna talk about his relationship thingy, but I remember when I told him something. I read this quotes somewhere (don't know where but it applied on this situation). I told him, "Maybe you already saw your soulmate, you know her well, but you just haven't really 'see' it with your heart."
I tried to search about the quotes, but haven't find it yet..

This is not only about finding your soulmate. But also your passion, your life. Something that maybe already you saw walking in front of you. But you haven't realize that it yours. The path isn't here yet to have. Maybe we just don't know yet. That's what always happen in life, until one point we knew that it/he/she already there.

When something like this happen, we just need to open our eyes wider, our hearts bigger. I guess God have His own reason why we still blind to see it, why He haven't make us realize about something that actually for us to have and to be grateful about, if you know what I meant.

Until someday you realize about that thing and felt really stupid because didn't realize it in the first place.

It's time for another #DIY. For these #30DaysChallenge, I've been preparing some simple DIY for you to do while you are on your holiday. This one also will be simple to follow but nice to put on your work desk. I don't know how to call it, but it will be like marble effect with gold pen quote in frame kind of DIY. Come on, it will be fun!

Here's what you need :

Marble effect contact paper/stickers

A4 photo frame (or any size you like)

Gold pen (bigger brush is better)

a pair of scissors

Here's what you need to do :

Cut contact paper as size as the frame that you want to use. Mine was A4 size. Don't forget to straighten up the contact paper from curled before use. You can use a piece of card to do this.

After that, you can put the sticker on a paper before we draw some quotes.

If you are confident enough about your hand writing, then go head write/draw any quotes you like directly on to the sticker. But if you think you need practice, then you can do it on another paper first.

Mine was "You Can Do it". But because my pen had small pointing, it wasn't bold enough, I had to re-do it few times, make it bolder.. Once you are satisfied, you can place it inside the frame.

Then voila! You are done! Congrats!!

There you have it your own quotes with marble effect contact paper. It was so easy right? You can make another creation with different size of frame and different quotes. Marble effect is still on for decorating, and you can add it up for your own creation. See you next week for another DIY project. Don't forget to share this DIY on your social media. Sharing is fun!
Share to me what is your favorite DIY project for weekend?